Looking for Wednesday’s Strands hints, spangram and answers? You can find them here:
It’s August! Hooray! Nothing against July, but the month had sort of run its course for me. I’m ready for a fresh start, even if a month is a somewhat arbitrary distinction. In any case, we have a new Strands puzzle to solve, so let’s dive right in!
Strands is the newest game in the New York Times’ stable of puzzle games. It’s a fun twist on classic word search games. Every day we’re given a new theme and then tasked with uncovering all the words on the grid that fit that theme, including a spangram that spans two sides of the board. Let’s solve today’s, shall we?
What Is Today’s Strands Hint?
Scroll slowly! Just after the hint for today’s Strands puzzle, I’ll reveal what the answer words are.
The official theme hint for today’s Strand puzzle is: Not stirred
Here’s an extra thematic clue to help guide you to the solution: This is how James Bond likes his favorite cocktail, but don’t limit yourself to booze
What Are Today’s Strands Answers?
Spoiler alert! Don’t scroll any further down the page until you’re ready to find out today’s Strands answers.
Here are the first two letters of every word, including the spangram, in today’s puzzle:
Today’s Spangram
Before we list all the words, I’ll tell you today’s Spangram and show you where that is on the grid.
This is your final spoiler warning!
Today’s Strands spangram is . . .
SHAKEN
Here’s where the Spangram is on the grid:
All Today’s Strands Answers
If you need extra help, getting the rest of the words . . . spoilers below!
Here’s the full list of words:
- RATTLE
- MARACA
- HAIRSPRAY
- SALT
- MARTINI
- BOOTY
- HANDS
Today’s Strands Breakdown
I struggled a lot with today’s even once I was pretty sure of the theme. At first I thought it was going to be all about martinis, but then I found BOOTY and that theory went right out the window. SALT, BOOTY, HANDS . . . ah, okay so definitely all things that SHAKE, though when I found SHAKE it didn’t work until I added the N for the spangram. I found the upper words harder. MARACA, RATTLE, HAIRSPRAY, all hidden quite well!
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